Name of Session: Beyond the Stacks: Using Emerging Technologies to Strengthen Teacher-librarian Leadership Conference Year and Strand: 2008, Leading the Change Session URL:http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=343
Disruptive Innovations
Name of Session: Current Leadership Models are Inadequate for Disruptive Innovations Conference Conference Year and Strand: 2008, Leading the Change Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=344
Name of Session: Wiki Collaboration Across the Curriculum Conference Year and Strand: 2006, Week in the Classroom Session URL:http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=38
Asking Bigger Questions About Assessment
Name Of Session: Asking Bigger Questions About Assessment Conference Year and Strand: 2008 Prove it Keynote Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=301
Primary Access
Name of Session: Student Creation of Digital Documentaries in History Classrooms: Research Findings Conference ear and Strand: 2008 Prove It Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=304
Inventing the New Boundaries
Name of Session: Inventing the New Boundaries Conference Year and Strand: 2007 Keynote Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=144
Summary Out with the old - In with the new
David Warlick equates the “old way of teaching” to a train on one track. Teachers and students fly in the 21st century. Technology caused boundaries to disappear, but both teachers and students need boundaries. They need boundaries to gain traction so they can move forward.
Students today are part of a network and a community and those who aren’t widen the digital divide. Students are getting information from digital sources because they are constantly connected. The information changes all the time and is overwhelming. It is our responsibility to teach critical thinking skills, and how to find, evaluate and organize the information.
We are preparing students for an unpredictable future. We need to teach them how to teach themselves and how to communicate in this ever-changing world of connectivity. Questions How do we allow students to remix information as an assessment when teachers still want to stand and deliver? Professional Gain David Warlck affirmed that teachers need professional development to stay abreast of the technology students use on a regular basis. Application All teachers take a Web 2.0 course to become familiar with the tools our students use
All teachers use a Web 2.0 tool in a minimum of one unit or lesson
All teachers become proficient in research skills
Name of Session: EdTechTalk: A Network of Homegrown Webcasters Conference Year and Strand: 2007, Professional Learning Networks Session URL:http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=206
Name of Session: Creating a Paradigm Shift in Technology Conference Year and Strand: 2007, Obstacles to Opportunities Session Session URL:http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=204
Name of Session: Parental Engagement in the 21st Century - Leveraging web 2.0 tools to engage parents in non-traditional ways Conference Year and Strand: 2008, Kicking it Up a Notch Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=340
Parents live in a web 1.0 world while their children live in a web 2.0 world. Parents have a fear of social networking because of their lack of knowledge. They don’t have a clear understanding of the opportunities and the power of the available tools that are commonplace for the children.
The young students are so comfortable with web 2.0 that many of them are posting and writing more outside school than inside school. By connecting with parents and students through social networking, parents, students and educators make an important connection. It is the adults’ responsibility to support the students by guiding, mentoring and modeling ethical use of the web. Educators must engage parents as partners and bring them into the 21st Century.
Several great ideas for parent education came out of Matt and Lorna’s conference. First and foremost, I love the idea of hosting a hands-on session for parents to learn what the children are actually doing on the Internet. They suggest having them set up a FaceBook account so they see firsthand what it is all about. I agree that having them find groups that match their interest is wonderful. I also think having a Ning network as a discussion allows those working parents who can’t be present in school a voice in the happenings. I can see using the Ning network to post web 2.0 informational podcasts or videos for parents to watch.
Listening to Matt and Lorna talk about the Parents as Partners initiative, it sounded familiar to me. I realized that I explored this when listening to the EdTalk conference where I saw the radio program listed on that site. It is definitely worth directing parents to the radio talk show as an educational tool.
Matt and Lorna say that the media blows children’s safety on the Internet out of proportion. I agree that the media often exaggerates reality, but I do think that the children’s safety is critical and adults, both parents and teachers, shouldn’t minimize it. An awareness of what they are doing and what is out there is very important.
We can’t do enough to create relationships with our parents and educate them in the tools their children are using so they are comfortable, not intimidated by the tools or their children.
Patty Nathan, Interim Middle Learning Principal, The Galloway School
Table of Contents
Beyond the Stacks
Name of Session: Beyond the Stacks: Using Emerging Technologies to Strengthen Teacher-librarian LeadershipConference Year and Strand: 2008, Leading the Change
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=343
Disruptive Innovations
Name of Session: Current Leadership Models are Inadequate for Disruptive Innovations ConferenceConference Year and Strand: 2008, Leading the Change
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=344
Wiki Collaboration
Name of Session: Wiki Collaboration Across the CurriculumConference Year and Strand: 2006, Week in the Classroom
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=38
Asking Bigger Questions About Assessment
Name Of Session: Asking Bigger Questions About AssessmentConference Year and Strand: 2008 Prove it Keynote
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=301
Primary Access
Name of Session: Student Creation of Digital Documentaries in History Classrooms: Research FindingsConference ear and Strand: 2008 Prove It
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=304
Inventing the New Boundaries
Name of Session: Inventing the New BoundariesConference Year and Strand: 2007 Keynote
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=144
Summary
Out with the old - In with the new
David Warlick equates the “old way of teaching” to a train on one track. Teachers and students fly in the 21st century. Technology caused boundaries to disappear, but both teachers and students need boundaries. They need boundaries to gain traction so they can move forward.
Students today are part of a network and a community and those who aren’t widen the digital divide. Students are getting information from digital sources because they are constantly connected. The information changes all the time and is overwhelming. It is our responsibility to teach critical thinking skills, and how to find, evaluate and organize the information.
We are preparing students for an unpredictable future. We need to teach them how to teach themselves and how to communicate in this ever-changing world of connectivity.
Questions
How do we allow students to remix information as an assessment when teachers still want to stand and deliver?
Professional Gain
David Warlck affirmed that teachers need professional development to stay abreast of the technology students use on a regular basis.
Application
All teachers take a Web 2.0 course to become familiar with the tools our students use
All teachers use a Web 2.0 tool in a minimum of one unit or lesson
All teachers become proficient in research skills
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Homegrown Webcasters
Name of Session: EdTechTalk: A Network of Homegrown WebcastersConference Year and Strand: 2007, Professional Learning Networks
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=206
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A Paradigm Shift
Name of Session: Creating a Paradigm Shift in TechnologyConference Year and Strand: 2007, Obstacles to Opportunities Session
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=204
Throwing the Box Away
Name of Session: Throwing the Box AwayConference Year and Strand: 2008, Prove It
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=316
Parental Engagement
Name of Session:Parental Engagement in the 21st Century - Leveraging web 2.0 tools to engage parents in non-traditional ways
Conference Year and Strand: 2008, Kicking it Up a Notch
Session URL: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=340
Parents live in a web 1.0 world while their children live in a web 2.0 world. Parents have a fear of social networking because of their lack of knowledge. They don’t have a clear understanding of the opportunities and the power of the available tools that are commonplace for the children.
The young students are so comfortable with web 2.0 that many of them are posting and writing more outside school than inside school. By connecting with parents and students through social networking, parents, students and educators make an important connection. It is the adults’ responsibility to support the students by guiding, mentoring and modeling ethical use of the web. Educators must engage parents as partners and bring them into the 21st Century.
Several great ideas for parent education came out of Matt and Lorna’s conference. First and foremost, I love the idea of hosting a hands-on session for parents to learn what the children are actually doing on the Internet. They suggest having them set up a FaceBook account so they see firsthand what it is all about. I agree that having them find groups that match their interest is wonderful. I also think having a Ning network as a discussion allows those working parents who can’t be present in school a voice in the happenings. I can see using the Ning network to post web 2.0 informational podcasts or videos for parents to watch.
Listening to Matt and Lorna talk about the Parents as Partners initiative, it sounded familiar to me. I realized that I explored this when listening to the EdTalk conference where I saw the radio program listed on that site. It is definitely worth directing parents to the radio talk show as an educational tool.
Matt and Lorna say that the media blows children’s safety on the Internet out of proportion. I agree that the media often exaggerates reality, but I do think that the children’s safety is critical and adults, both parents and teachers, shouldn’t minimize it. An awareness of what they are doing and what is out there is very important.
We can’t do enough to create relationships with our parents and educate them in the tools their children are using so they are comfortable, not intimidated by the tools or their children.